Friedenskirche, Protestant church in Westend district, Offenbach am Main, Germany

The Friedenskirche is a Protestant church in the Westend district of Offenbach am Main, built between 1911 and 1912 according to architect Friedrich Pützer's design. The building shapes the urban space with its distinctive architecture and typical characteristics of the early 1900s.

The building suffered severe damage during World War II in 1943 and required extensive reconstruction until 1952, including complete interior renovation. This period of destruction and rebuilding significantly shaped the site's post-war history.

The name Friedenskirche was chosen to promote social peace and bridge social divides in the Westend, a district of factory owners' villas. The parish emerged in 1920 from the Südwestbezirk of Offenbach's united Protestant congregation, which had held services from 1904 to 1910 in the hall of the German-Catholic community.

Visitors can explore the building from the outside or inquire about service times to see the interior. The location sits in a residential neighborhood and is easily reached on foot, with the area showing the everyday rhythm of an urban district.

The church's two-storey layout stems from its tight plot: architect Friedrich Pützer placed community rooms and a former kindergarten on the lower floor, with the worship space above. The free-standing Jugendstil wing also housed the pastor's and sexton's flats under one roof. The parish house portal has a tympanum relief of Noah's Ark by Ernst Riegel.